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Votes at a glance: Arcata council approves consent items, CDBG closeout, garbage-lien report and appointments
Summary
The Arcata City Council on June 17 approved the consent calendar (with one item pulled and separately approved), closed out a CDBG grant, confirmed a list of delinquent garbage accounts for lien placement, and appointed two planning commission members. Several ordinance introductions were also made.
At its June 17 meeting, the City of Arcata council took a number of formal votes on routine and programmatic matters.
Key outcomes
- Consent calendar: Council adopted the consent calendar with item F pulled for separate consideration; after discussion the pulled item (1st Street lift station improvements) was approved. The consent calendar included multiple contract awards and contract amendments that were enacted in one motion.
- CDBG closeout: Council adopted Resolution 256‑72 closing out Community Development Block Grant #22‑CBDB‑PL‑20035 and accepting the Valley West Neighborhood Center assessment; the item was presented by Director of Community Development David Loya and adopted without objection.
- Garbage liens: Council adopted Resolution 256‑75 confirming the 2025 report of delinquent garbage account fees for lien placement; staff reported roughly $28,000 across fewer than 50 accounts would be eligible for lien if not paid by the August 1 deadline.
- Appointments: Wendy Starr and Justin Baum Hawkins were appointed to the planning commission to terms expiring 03/31/2028 and 03/31/2027, respectively.
- Ordinances: Council introduced Ordinance 1587 (amending Title 2 regarding design approval authority; found exempt from CEQA) and introduced amended Ordinance 1588 (amending local code to align collection enforcement for solid waste, wastewater and water); both ordinances were introduced and will return for later readings.
Details and clarifications
Staff noted the 1st Street lift station improvement project replaces outdated pumps and upgrades to electric pumps; bids were within engineers' estimates and the project is intended to improve reliability and reduce neighborhood impacts. The contract award amount shown on the agenda text and in the audio transcript contains inconsistent figures; the exact award amount will be posted in the official contract documents and online. For annual garbage liens, staff said account holders have the opportunity to pay until August 1 before amounts are forwarded to the county assessor for collection.
Votes (summary)
- Consent calendar (with item F pulled): passed unanimously. - Item F (1st Street lift station improvement contract): passed unanimously. - Resolution 256‑72 (CDBG closeout): passed unanimously. - Resolution 256‑75 (delinquent garbage account liens): passed unanimously. - Resolution 256‑73 (appropriations/Gann limit): passed unanimously. - Resolution 256‑74 (budget adoption – see separate coverage): passed unanimously. - Appointments to planning commission (Wendy Starr, Justin Baum Hawkins): passed unanimously.
Next procedural steps: contract documents and ordinance texts will be posted by staff; ordinance introductions require subsequent readings for adoption.
